Two new botanical sets revealed

The wreath immediately caught my eye! I love the recolored palm leaves and printed orange slices! (although I don't think putting orange slices on wreaths is really a thing in America...)
Not sure if I'll pick either of these up, but they do look pretty neat.

Man, what beauties.

To me, that wreath looks like it would taste lovely. Orange slices, chocolate mint sticks and plain chocolate buttons.

Only just noticed the prices. Oh flip!

@woosterlegos said:
"This wreath looks substantially larger than 40426. Although it is difficult to accurately assess the scale of sets from photos (at least for me)."

The back of the wreath box says it’s almost 15” wide! :D

Both brilliant. Will certainly get the wreath as soon as it's released (or pre-order when there's a good GWP)
Last wreath sold out almost immediately at Lego.com in Oct 2000, then didn't return until near the end of Jan 2021!

That wreath looks a substantial improvement from the last one, I'm glad I didn't end up buying the last model.

And I love the poinsettia. We usually kill the real ones, so this good thing to have instead.

Those are really well done! My only issue with the past Christmas wreath is that it's incredibly boring to assemble. This one looks like it'd suffer from the same issue.

I'd have thought these would have been under Seasonal rather then Botanical, but hey, any botanical additions are welcome.

That said though, not sure about the Poinsettia, it looks a little too angular and the textured rather then smooth parts reinforce that its a 'fake flower' rather then lego representation in my mind. Nice NPU with the shuriken, though again the pattern on it takes me out of the model.

Wreath looks much better, though that price tag hurts looking at what you get for the money. It doesn't feel like a £90 set. The orange slices and blueberries though make me think this has been more designed for the American Thanksgiving market over then the Christmas crowd.

@vizzitor said:
"To me, that wreath looks like it would taste lovely. Orange slices, chocolate mint sticks and plain chocolate buttons.

Only just noticed the prices. Oh flip!"

I think those are cinnamon rolls.

a poinsettia won't die quick

Much as I hate Christmas, even I have to admit I'm tempted by that superb-looking wreath

Once again solid partpack, especialy the wrath~!

@Glacier_Phoenix said:
"Wow the Wreath is a surprise. The most expensive botanical set yet! It looks fantastic and these two will make great additions to peoples holiday collections.

I wonder if the poinsettia can fit inside the wreath.
"
In the US the Bird of Paradise 10289 retailed at the same price, $99.99. There’s only a 21 piece difference between them, a nice consistency in pricing over three years!
I wonder how two of the wreath sets combined would look, sort of like 10314? Or increasing the width of the greenery? V cool for Botanicals fans!!

Do I see pinecones in that wreath??!

Both of these sets are amazing just not sure on the prices...

@Murdoch17 said:
"What kind of wreath has orange slices in it? I've never seen one like the before..."
Seriously?
EVERY Christmas wreath I have ever seen my entire life had orange slices and cinnamon sticks in it. That's two of the basic ingredients a proper wreath has to have over here.

But while I love the look of the wreath I can't see the 100 Euro worth of value.

@pocketone23 said:
" @Glacier_Phoenix said:
"Wow the Wreath is a surprise. The most expensive botanical set yet! It looks fantastic and these two will make great additions to peoples holiday collections.

I wonder if the poinsettia can fit inside the wreath.
"
In the US the Bird of Paradise 10289 retailed at the same price, $99.99. There’s only a 21 piece difference between them, a nice consistency in pricing over three years!
I wonder how two of the wreath sets combined would look, sort of like 10314? Or increasing the width of the greenery? V cool for Botanicals fans!!
"

The piece count of the Birds of Paradise set was boosted by the studs used for soil.

It seems sets in the Botanical collection are getting more realistic with each reveal!

@aerwiarbrickking606 said:
"Do I see pinecones in that wreath??!

Both of these sets are amazing just not sure on the prices..."

The price per piece for wrath is amazing if you want those pieces.

@Huw said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"What kind of wreath has orange slices in it? I've never seen one like the before..."
Seriously?
EVERY Christmas wreath I have ever seen my entire life had orange slices and cinnamon sticks in it. That's two of the basic ingredients a proper wreath has to have over here. "

Yes, and here.

"

Funny... I'm in the UK too and I've NEVER seen one with orange slices and cinnamon sticks. Holly, Mistletoe, pine cones etc... heck, even saw one with apples. But never the oranges or cinnamon.

@GrizBe said:
" @Huw said:
" @AustinPowers said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"What kind of wreath has orange slices in it? I've never seen one like the before..."
Seriously?
EVERY Christmas wreath I have ever seen my entire life had orange slices and cinnamon sticks in it. That's two of the basic ingredients a proper wreath has to have over here. "

Yes, and here.

"

Funny... I'm in the UK too and I've NEVER seen one with orange slices and cinnamon sticks. Holly, Mistletoe, pine cones etc... heck, even saw one with apples. But never the oranges or cinnamon."
Interesting. Every year we get lots of Christmas cards from friends in the UK, and most of them either feature at least one Robin or a rural village with lots of snow, or a wreath that looks almost exactly like that LEGO one.

@AustinPowers said:
[[ @GrizBe said:
Funny... I'm in the UK too and I've NEVER seen one with orange slices and cinnamon sticks. Holly, Mistletoe, pine cones etc... heck, even saw one with apples. But never the oranges or cinnamon.]]
Interesting. Every year we get lots of Christmas cards from friends in the UK, and most of them either feature at least one Robin or a rural village with lots of snow, or a wreath that looks almost exactly like that LEGO one. ]]

Again weird... I've toon seen plenty of Robin and wreath cards, but again they've all got holly and similar red winter berries on them. No Oranges etc... How the heck am I missing them if they exist?

@MegaBlocks said:
"The Botanical Theme I feel is one that has been accidentally successful to Lego, it's non-licenced, highly creative, small internal budget and didn't go through excessive design groups (like Hidden Side, Dreamzzz, Vidiyo) and has brought in a lot of non-Lego fans."

I don't think it is accidental at all. LEGO knew going in that it would have all of the benefits you mentioned, plus they had years of market research. This line was a slam dunk from inception.

I think both of these are amazing! Yes the poinsettia is a bit angular but the real plant is a bit pointy. Loving all the options for the wreath. While I personally have never had one adorned with orange slices & cinnamon sticks it was a thing back in colonial days in the US. Goggle Colonial Williamsburg to see such things. Has no one ever seen an orange decorated with cloves for the holidays? Hmmm may need to figure out how to replicate that out of LEGO. My wish is for LEGO to come up with a version of a magnolia wreath next.

@AustinPowers said:
" @Murdoch17 said:
"What kind of wreath has orange slices in it? I've never seen one like the before..."
Seriously?
EVERY Christmas wreath I have ever seen my entire life had orange slices and cinnamon sticks in it. That's two of the basic ingredients a proper wreath has to have over here.

But while I love the look of the wreath I can't see the 100 Euro worth of value. "

Do you know what else has orange slices and cinnamon sticks and is also very Christmas-y?

Glühwein!

I've got a very good one a few years back at the Christmas Market in München (I know not the best one - I believe Nürnberg is - but I did not have the choice at that time). The guy told me the secret ingredient was: vodka - much stronger than the regular fare - but better when it is cold outside!

The Poinsettia does but poorly resemble the genuine plant. I understand the excitement of it being Christmas and such but there are better plants in this Lego series.

The Wreath satisfies my urge to Bricklink a bunch of foliage.

That Wreath looked cool. And would have made a great palm tree parts pack….until I saw the price.

Amazing and beautiful. I disagree about the poinsettia. I think it looks great. They both do.

@sjr60 said:
"Both brilliant. Will certainly get the wreath as soon as it's released (or pre-order when there's a good GWP)
Last wreath sold out almost immediately at Lego.com in Oct 2000, then didn't return until near the end of Jan 2021! "

Twenty years? Wow!

These are both fantastic, I'll definitely be picking up the wreath if not both!

@WemWem said:
"Finally a poinsettia that won't kill my cats!"

That depends on whether or not the cat gets caught chewing on the parts.

@J0rgen:
Part of me feels like I have to buy this. My grandma used to have a pointsetta every year, but the funny thing is I actually asked her about it shortly before she passed. Turns out she didn't actually want them, but one of her relatives sent her a new one every year. Didn't really matter to me, as it had been part of my Christmas tradition for as long as I could remember.

@vizzitor:
Cinnamon sticks, not chocolate mint. And I'm guessing pine cones for your chocolate buttons?

As one of ‘those’ AFOLS I promise not to make any leaf references to ….Duplo!
Perhaps I will change my mind about the newer leaf pieces.

The last wreath ended up on sale- maybe this won’t?

So Lego decided to step into funeral business. Nice move!

@HOBBES: for me nothing beats the traditional recipe for Glühwein, but I might give the Wodka variant a try this year. :-)

@AustinPowers said:
" @HOBBES: for me nothing beats the traditional recipe for Glühwein, but I might give the Wodka variant a try this year. :-) "

My Family often time go to Mont-Tremblant north of Montreal for the Christmas Holidays and there is usually a kiosk that sells Glühwein (called mulled wine here). There is also a store of the SAQ (liquor store) nearby. We buy a small bottle of vodka and add about an once per glass and it does the trick just fine - not too hard but a bit more 'potent'.

@parsom said:
"So Lego decided to step into funeral business. Nice move!"

For a afol who could have lost her mother to a heart attack over the summer, but for timely intervention of the NHS, this joke/sarcasm is in rather poor taste.

And when we're oranges and cinnamon sticks on funeral wreaths anyway? Having been to several funerals in my life time, I've never seen them.

@daniellesa said:
" @parsom said:
"So Lego decided to step into funeral business. Nice move!"

For a afol who could have lost her mother to a heart attack over the summer, but for timely intervention of the NHS, this joke/sarcasm is in rather poor taste.

And when we're oranges and cinnamon sticks on funeral wreaths anyway? Having been to several funerals in my life time, I've never seen them."

I had lost both of my parents in young age, all grandparents, many aunts, and uncles, some friends. And so what?

And I've lost all my grandparents, and other relatives too. It's not a competition in grief, why make it one.

I was offended by comment, you offended by mine, so what was the point of your comment in the first place.

Are you offended by the graveyards in Lego sets? Or would you feel offended by a Lego car if somebody of your loved one died in a car crash? Perhaps your tendency to feel offended is the main point here?

@parsom said:
"So Lego decided to step into funeral business. Nice move!"

What do poinsettias or festive wreaths have to do with funerals, anyway? Both are traditional Christmas decorations. Something like lilies would be more typical for a funeral service.

I was talking about the wreath. Wreaths are common in funerals. Definitely more typical than lilies.

I'm just hoping the wreath doesn't fall apart the moment someone looks at it. I love the look of the original wreath but I've stopped putting it out each year as it falls apart so easily. I've given up repairing it.

@parsom said:
" @daniellesa said:
" @parsom said:
"So Lego decided to step into funeral business. Nice move!"

For a afol who could have lost her mother to a heart attack over the summer, but for timely intervention of the NHS, this joke/sarcasm is in rather poor taste.

And when we're oranges and cinnamon sticks on funeral wreaths anyway? Having been to several funerals in my life time, I've never seen them."

I had lost both of my parents in young age, all grandparents, many aunts, and uncles, some friends. And so what? "

I couldn't help but be reminded of Rocket Raccoon by both of your comments. "Everybody's got dead people!"

I literally squealed when I saw these!! Take my moneeeeey